Early starters Tony Grebert, Ted Single and Mick O'Brien.
THE Robyn Marsay, Nambucca Glass and Aluminium memorial Stroke and Spoon event saw most players taking an early start to avoid the heat. Division 1 winner was Murray Smith who collected the Medal with a net score of three under par 69. John Fortescue was runner up in Division 1 with Cameron Biles winning Division […]
Premier Chris Minns discussed flood recovery on the Mid North Coast in May with Oxley MP and former NSW Nationals leader Dugald Saunders.
MEMBER for Oxley Michael Kemp has called out Premier Chris Minns for “out-of-touch comments” on morning TV show Sunrise regarding the recovery of flood-affected communities along the Mid North Coast. When asked by host Matt Shirvington what NSW should be most proud of in the past year, the Premier responded: “I think the thing we […]
Port Macquarie MP Robert Dwyer however believes the focus must shift from redundancies and compensation to a ‘North Coast Timber Manufacturing Revival Plan’. Photo: supplied.
PORT Macquarie MP Robert Dwyer has urged the NSW Government to back a “new future” for the North Coast timber industry after the announcement of the Great Koala National Park (GKNP) boundaries in September. The announcement included an immediate temporary moratorium on timber harvesting within the proposed 476,000 hectare boundary, which includes 176,000 hectares of […]
Works to restore areas adjacent to the V-Wall’s short wall included placing 77 metres of gabion baskets and reinstating the grounds behind it, which had been washed away by wave surges. Photo: supplied.
REMEDIATION works to protect the sensitive V-Wall area are nearing completion and Nambucca Valley Council crews will soon shift their focus east to begin the clean-up of Wellington Beach. Council General Manager Bede Spannagle said the team’s five weeks of work would ensure the V-Wall is strengthened and presentable ahead of the busy summer holiday […]
First Grade Coach Warwick Jones. Newly appointed Reserve Grade Coach Jeremy Burrows. Under 18s coach Geoff Batten. THE Nambucca Roosters Rugby League Football Club has kicked off its 2026 Group 2 campaign with pre-season training at Coronation Park, setting the tone for another big year after remarkable back-to-back premierships. With first grade success now the […]
A 12-MONTH pesticide water quality monitoring project is underway on the Mid North Coast to better understand the presence of pesticides in the region’s waterways. Led by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), the project builds on previous monitoring work and aims to provide a clearer picture of pesticide detections in waterways in the Coffs […]
Dances varied from the ‘Swing Waltz’ to the ‘Macarena’.
Reverend Leslie Fotakis won best dressed. Natalia and Paul knew the steps. The auction items inspired lively bidding. Dances varied from the ‘Swing Waltz’ to the ‘Macarena’. Attendees relaxing in conversation on the verandah. A DOZEN or so dedicated volunteers gathered at the Stuarts Point Community Hall on the morning of Saturday, 22 November, intent […]
TENS of thousands of poker machines will be switched off at dawn to allow problem gamblers to revive and survive. NSW is second only to Nevada, home to casino-lined Las Vegas, when it comes to the number of gaming machines with nearly 90,000 across the state. More than 670 clubs will be mandated to shut […]
SANTA Claus, a citizen of Scandinavia, applied for a temporary partner visa to the North Pole after marrying Mrs Claus, a citizen of the North Pole and a local gift-wrapping virtuosa. Between them, they had five elfchildren under twelve. The youngest had just learned to waddle in curled shoes; the eldest could turn any mention […]
THEY said it couldn’t happen, but the Federal Labor Government has worked with the Greens to pass reforms to the Environment Protection Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act after negotiations fell through last November. The reforms include a new environment watchdog agency; national standards to safeguard nature; federal laws to apply to native forest logging by mid-2027; […]
